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NativeMasshole t1_jc7ovun wrote

Triple deckers

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poutine-pal t1_jc86qj3 wrote

No one in Worcester (or MA!) calls them “three deckers.” Triple Decker (or decka) all the way.

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Steltek t1_jcb3lv9 wrote

For a native, I don't really have anything resembling an accent but when I say triple decker, that R is no where to be found.

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poutine-pal t1_jccn8yn wrote

Same!! Central MA natives very rarely have that stereotypical “Massachusetts” accent, but with certain words it just comes right out lol.

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SubduedHamster t1_jce89yv wrote

Pretty sure it’s aging out. Being raised by boomers and older, it was very strong. My kindergarten teacher said drawer like “draw-ah”. My mom said Saturn like “Satin”. I still put “r” where there’s no R.

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SubduedHamster t1_jce6qvh wrote

Definitely a family that said 3-decker here. 4 gens of 2-decker scum with a horrible accent I managed to avoid for the most part.

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SubduedHamster t1_jce7r35 wrote

3-decker for my family. I’m beginning to think we are some low level garbage using that term. Our family peaked with the multigenerational purchase of a 2-decker in the 50s. Then panic sold it right before its value skyrocketed due to a neighbor trying to burn his house down with a Molotov cocktail.

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rrsafety OP t1_jc8cr5a wrote

Not in Worcester https://www.worcesterhistory.org/worcesters-history/worcesters-own/three-deckers/

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NativeMasshole t1_jc8d5m1 wrote

My family has owned a triple decker in Worcester since before I was born and I have literally never heard anyone use that term until today.

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SubduedHamster t1_jce7ued wrote

My family literally never said triple decker and bought their 2-decker in the 50s.

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dorkswerebiggerthen t1_jca2qwi wrote

Lol even the dead guy quoted in your article calls them triple deckers. Lrn 2 read

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